Keys To A Godly And Joyful Marriage

- The third level of trust has to do with behaviours. A husband or wife generally wants to trust that his or her spouse will behave in certain ways toward him or her. One wants to trust the other to meet needs, to treat with respect, to be patient and to consider him or her in daily activities.

6. Great Respect, Honour and Value

- Respect is the way a person treats something he or she values. If something is highly valued, a person will treat it with honour and dignity. One does not mistreat it or discard it.

- Without respect marriage partners feel devalued. That devaluation causes coldness toward one another. 1 Peter 2:17

- Now, if it is true that one respects what one values, then it can be expected that a husband and wife, will show respect to each other.

- The goal is to first of all choose to value one’s spouse, then to learn how to show him or her respect in a way he or she will understand and appreciate.

7. Financial Trust and Transparency

- Entrust your finance to the Lord, for it is He who gives you the power to get wealth (Deuteronomy 8:18).

- Establish a mutual trust in money matters. From the onset, decide whether you wish to pool your resources in a joint bank account or keep a separate account so that you can use freely as you see fit. Keep in mind that whatever you possess comes from God, the Giver of every good and perfect gift (James 1: 17).

- Most frequently, difficulties arise in family finances because two persons, with different sets of financial values, and different attitudes towards money, can very readily disagree on how money is to be used. What one regards as a luxury, the other may consider a necessity.

8. Selflessness and Commitment to Sexual Intimacy.

- Give your body freely for sexual intimacy by always desiring to please the other partner.

- Sex is not a reward you give for well doing, neither is it a punishment you administer for wrong doing. If you must excuse yourself, let it be with sincere apologies.

- Enforce the bond of marriage because it is the gracious design of God, the Originator of marriage, that the couple remain faithful to each other and to God whatever their circumstances of life.

9. Be Faithful and Committed to Scriptural Standards.

- Be aware that God has His standard of operations for both partners in marriage, and be willing to operate by it at all costs.

- Edify each other by communicating and demonstrating God’s love at home and in public. The husband should love his wife with the same selfless and sacrificial love that Christ has so demonstrated on the Cross. The wife is to respond in the same manner.

- It is said that marriage is a two-way street of communication, consideration and co­operation; lack of which produces a great divisive factor in the marriage. It is always good to say something nice to each other everyday, and avoid whatever displeases the other partner as much as possible.

- The will of God and instructions for a godly and successful marriage are found in the Word of God which is a lamp unto your feet and a light unto your path (Psalms 119:105).